With Bruce Willis wreaking havoc in the theaters with the triumphant return of John McClane, I am reminded of a time not-so-long-ago when the title of Undisputed Biggest Bad Ass belonged to one Jack Bauer, of CTU Los Angeles. When we say that John and Jack are heroes cut from the same cloth, we are actually understating the situation somewhat. In many ways, both John McClane and Jack Bauer are just modernized versions of the classical cowboy character: a lone gunman with a shitty personal life, faced with ridiculous numbers of enemies, burdened by idiot "allies" and driven by an inexplicable desire to do what’s right, no matter what the cost.
So.. who do you think is a badder ass?
2 Comments:
i thought this kewl blog! narinig ko yung plugs early this morning @ DJ MO's radio program... you guys were' talking a lot of good stuffs kanina, tinamad lang ako tumawag 'cause i felt so sleepy. pero nakikinig ap rin! ;)
i'll try to link this one, hope it's okay.
July 16, 2007 1:48 PM
Definitely, Jack Bauer. For one thing, he can kick your/mine/everybody's ass in REAL time. Okay, that doesn't make sense, but whatever. Maybe it's just me but conspiracy theory pundit that I am, John McClane could very well be the geriatric version of Jack Bauer. What do you think?
July 16, 2007 4:57 PM
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